Fitting a Yale Lock

[Harden Long]

Hi All

Just moved house-there are "storm doors" at front with a yale lock which works but the previous owners didn't leave any key for


How easy is it for a keen but hopeless diy-er like myself to buy a new lock and fit it given that all the wood has been cut and there is already a lock there?

thanks

 

[big-all]

assuming its not double locked dead easy [open able ]

and you only need to replace the barrel assuming theres no key hole on the lock on the inside

is it simmilar to this [size and shape dosnt matter ]
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?id=41140&ts=68768

a cylinder readily avalable from your key cutting emporium
http://www.toolstation.com/index.html?code=32134

 

[JohnD]

very easy

in most cases there is only a cylinder on the outside of the door. Yales are a standard size, so are all the cheap ones. They usually have a knob on the inside which can be used to open the door without a key. This is one of the (several) reasons why they are not at all secure, since anyone smashing a glass or thin wood panel can get their hand through and open it, or manipulate it through a letter box with a simple home-made instrument. They are also relatively easy to burst open with a good kick or the shoulder. However they are OK to prevent the door blowing open in strong winds

If you want to use the doors to keep people out, you will have to beef them up.

It is very convenient to have all these doors suited to the same key, so you only have to cary one. You might be able to get two replacement cylinders on the same key, but usually it costs extra.

If the lock cylinder does not look like one of my illustrations, post a pic or give us a description.

Traditional rubbishy Yale type (cylinder part is available separately)

Eurolock cylinder

edited: bah, too slow

p.s. I was in Wickes earlier, and they have own-brand 5-lever sashlocks to the latest BS (20mm bolt) at about £15, which I thought a very good price. Probably made by Avocet or someone and rebranded.

I only use Chubb myself which are not cheap

 

[big-all]

flash geet john

how do you get a picture instead of a link

 

[big-all]

i though this may have worked but all i get is an "x"

 

[JohnD]

On the page where you found the picture you want

right-click on the picture

select "properties"

Put your mouse on the URL of the picture (usually starts with "http" and ends in ".jpg")

Press and hold the mouse's left ear while you drag the mouse from start to the end of the address to highlight it

Press CTLR+C (copy)

Come back to your post here (ALT+TAB)

Click the mouse where you want the pic to be

Press CTRL+V (paste)

The URL of the pic will then appear
like this

http://www.toolstation.com/images/library/stock/webtables/21042.jpg

Highlight it again by dragging the mouse with its left ear pressed

and click on the "IMG" box under where it says "post a reply"

This will put the start image and end image markers round the URL so it looks like this

[img]http://www.toolstation.com/images/library/stock/webtables/21042.jpg[/img]

But when you submit it, it will look to viewers like this

 

[breezer]

big-all, that is correct, but not all sites will let you "borrow" their picture

 

[JohnD]

If you can't see the picture, then either you have this problem

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n228/JohnD_UK/StupidUser.jpg

Or your cat has stolen it

Some pictures end in ".gif" or something instead of ".jpg"
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n228/JohnD_UK/Interview1.gif

or perhaps you used URL for the web page instead of for the picture or did not include the full address

 

[big-all]

cant remember which ones the tabulate button

 

[JohnD]

left hand side of the keyboard, four up, says "Tab"

 

[big-all]

left hand side of the keyboard, four up, says "Tab"

ok mines only has arrows and lines
thanks [above caps lock!!]

 

[JohnD]

just above Caps Lock

 

[JohnD]

getting silly now

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link removed (no swearing)

 

[big-all]

yes cheers thanks

 

[big-all]

will now try and wade through the other steps as a 50+ years old geet it takes time